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Those 50 and older can get the COVID-19 vaccination in Texas starting March 15 as part of the states 1C group, health officials said Wednesday.

"At some point, you hit a place where the rapidity at which youre vaccinating starts to tail off," said Zerwas, a former Republican state legislator and executive vice chancellor for health affairs at the University of Texas System, adding that the state is expecting a certain percentage of people in each eligible group will decline to be vaccinated. But vaccination waitlists remain long in many parts of the state. Texas ranks near the bottom in percentage of people given one shot and percentag...

‘Caught off guard’: Students and faculty worry about the impact Texas’ lifted mask mandate will have Universities plummeted into uncertainty as the responsibility to continue health guidelines fell into their hands with spring break approaching. Students and faculty are uncertain how Texas Gov. Greg Abbotts executive order removing the face covering mandate and capacity restrictions for businesses and other establishments will impact them, especially as spring break approaches for most co...

Dr. John Hellerstedt said he and the governor remain on the "same page" about COVID-19 recommendations.

As he lifted Texas mask order, Gov. Abbott sidelined most of his health advisers FacebookTwitterEmail Texas Department of State Health Servcies Commissioner John Hellerstedt, MD makes remarks during Texas Governor Greg Abbotts (right) press conference at the Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center, a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Arlington, Texas, Monday, January 11, 2021. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)Tom Fox / Staff Photographer Gov. Greg Abbott did not consult Dr. John Hellerstedt, th...

Abbotts medical advisers were not all consulted before he lifted Texas mask mandate Sarah Polus © Getty Images Abbotts medical advisers were not all consulted before he lifted Texas mask mandate Some medical advisers to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said they were not consulted on the decision to end the states mask requirement and lift other COVID-19-related restrictions in the state. Parker Hudson of Dell Medical School in Austin claimed he was "not involved in this dec...

One adviser said he thinks it's too soon for the state to stop requiring masks in public.

In April 2020, an optimistic Gov. Greg Abbott announced at the Texas Capitol that he would soon take initial steps to allow businesses to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.

One adviser said he thinks it's too soon for the state to stop requiring masks in public.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott consulted one of four top state medical advisers before his decision to end the mask mandate and other limits, advisers say.